Recursive Realms

Tag: loneliness

Why AI Boyfriends Exist (And What They’re Replacing)

January 5, 2026

Identity, Relationships

AI boyfriend is a phrase that tends to attract two very different groups of readers: people who use AI companions, and people trying to understand why anyone would. At some point in the last few years, AI boyfriends stopped being a curiosity and started being visible. They began appearing in app store charts, casual online…
The End of Being Chosen: Rebuilding Your Life After Divorce and Loss

January 4, 2026

Identity, Rebuilding, Relationships

A personal essay on divorce, identity, and what happens when being chosen is no longer the center of your life — and how to begin rebuilding after loss. When I was married, I felt chosen. Not in some abstract romantic way. I mean it very literally: being chosen was the center of my life. It…

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